Liner Notes:

Dave Davies' "album that never was" sadly must remain so, but what we have here is
as close a proximity to it as the tape vault allows us.

The (brief) story is as follows:- 'Death Of A Clown', a track originally cut for
the Kinks' 1967 album 'Something Else' was picked off as a likely opening for
Dave Davies' solo career. Dave, lead guitarist, occasional vocalist and younger
brother to the group's undisputed guiding light Ray, was hoping to try a
direction for himself, and at first, it seemed as if his wish was feasible.
'Death Of A Clown' was a smash hit, Dave was duly seen on 'Top Of The Pops', but
later events led him on a somewhat more erratic path.

'Suzannah's Still Alive' appeared in November that year, but for some
inexplicable reason, it failed to crack the top 20, and Dave's solo stardom
faltered. Nonetheless, all during 1968 rumour and counter rumour of an impending
Dave solo album were spread and a cheeky title, 'A Hole In the Sock Of' evolved
although that name was also given to other unfinished Kinks' projects. All that
did appear was 'Lincoln County', another fabulous song, which was issued in
August and backed by 'There Is No Life Without Love'.

Then, in January 1969, 'Hold My Hand' c/w 'Creepin' Jean', a brilliant
double-header, led off what was to have been a definite release for the l.p., but
the continuing commercial failure of Dave's singles doubtlessly killed off the
project. It should also be noted that the Kinks themselves were struggling to
sell records, and two innovative albums, 'The Village Green Preservation Society'
and 'Arthur' were released to barely a murmur. These factors also conspired to
doom Dave's solo ambitions.

At least twelve tracks were cut for the album, but over a long-ish period of
time, probably at the tail end of Kinks' sessions. Many, such as 'The Shoemaker's
Daughter' and 'Crying' are now completely lost, if indeed they were ever
completed, and thus assembled here are all that can still be traced. Eight sides,
of course, come from those solo singles, two of which, 'Funny Face' and 'Love Me
Till The Sun Shines' also appeared on 'Something Else' alongside 'Death Of A
Clown'. The remaining five, however, were recorded specifically for Dave Davies'
releases and all could well have been on the final solo album.

The other two tracks, 'This Man He Weeps Tonight' and 'Mindless Child Of
Motherhood', later appeared on the flip of two Kinks' singles, 'Drivin" and
'ShangriLa' respectively. While the first of these was definitely scheduled for
Dave's album, there's some doubt about the origins of 'Mindless'. However, its
recording date and Dave's pre-eminence on it suggests that it would have been
included.

Although this is not the record as it was intended, 'The Album That Never Was'
gives some indication of what the finished piece may have been, as well ac
collecting together ten prime Dave Davies performances.